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Live cricket blog: Pakistan take full control of Lord’s Test

Sport360 staff

15:59 26/05/2018

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3:40 pm – Pakistan in control

Pakistan took two early wickets to gain complete control of the first Test against England at Lord’s.

England were 37-2, still trailing Pakistan by 142 runs with seamer Mohammad Abbas and leg-spinner Shadab Khan picking up one wicket each.

Catch all the latest updates here.

12:45 pm – Chennai banking on experience

Chennai Super Kings will be relying on their experienced  line-up and consistent record in IPL 2018 when they take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final on Sunday.

Sunrisers will be relying heavily on star Afghan player Rashid Khan after the spinner put in a brilliant effort in the qualifier against Kolkata.

Read our full preview here. For Fantasy picks, click here.

12:30 pm – Dean Jones wants more 

Former Australia batsman Dean Jones says T20 cricket needs to lead the way when it comes to innovation and believes batsmen who hit the ball beyond 85 metres should get eight runs instead of six.

Jones believes incentivising batsmen to hit the ball out of the ground will lead to more entertaining cricket.

Read his views here.

 

 

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